Who Is It For?

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New York

King Charles II gives the colony to his brother the Duke of York Proprietary colony-owner/proprietor owned all the land and controlled the govt.The Duke promised freedom of religionFinally allowed to elect a government

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James II

Brother of Charles II 2nd son of monarchDuke of York Gets New AmsterdamCalls it New York

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New Netherlands

Settlements along Hudson River

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Patroons

Rich land owners in New Amsterdam

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Henry Hudson

First Dutch in Americas-looking for NW passage

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Peter Minuit

Dutch-Purchased land from Manhats and established New Amsterdam

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Peter Stuyvesant

Governer of New Amsterdam-lots hated him-English come into New Amsterdam and he surrenders immediately.

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Restoration

Monarchy (Charles II) is restored

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New Jersey

Berkeley and Cateret were given a present from James II-Southern part of New York-Names it New Jersey after island where Cataret was born-free land-religious freedom-jury decides your fate-representative gov. No Nateral harbor so they sell it. Becomes a royal colony-King and queen rules it

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Pennsylvania

William Penn-Charles II was in debt to him and his debt was repayed with land (Pennsylvania) instead of money-Penn is pumped because Pennsylvania is as big as England-Quakers

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Quakers

Individual relationship with God (don’t need the church)Inner light (guide to salvation)Passive(refuse to use force)-Pacifistsbow to no oneEveryone is equal

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Delaware

Because Pennsylvania got too big

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How did William Penn get people to come to Pennsylvania?

He advertised! He put the word out saying that his colony has freedom of religion and it's the coolest and everyone can come

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Philadelphia

City of brotherly love"Holy experiment”-allow Quakers to come1st town planner-William Penn Penn says that "Land owned by the Natives (colonist need to pay for it)"

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Indentured servants

To pay for their passage to America, they agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time

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Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore)

Established Maryland-Virgin Mary or Henrietta Maria (English queen)Wanted a place for CatholicsWanted a fortuneCharles I gave him a proprietary colonyDied

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Cecilius Calvert

Inherited Maryland after his dad (George Calvert) died Never settled there, only his two brothersBrothers sailed up the Potomac River

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Baltimore

Maryland's portLargest settlement

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Mason-Dixon Line

The dividing line between Maryland and Pennsylvania

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Act of Toleration

To protect Catholics, Baltimore gavepeople religious freedom

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Nathaniel Bacon

Rebel in Virginia Went to fight Native Americans against Berkeley's willSudden death kept him from taking charge of Virginia

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Charles Town

8 proprietors sent to the CarolinasSelling and renting landSettlers arrive and establish Charles Town Later called Charleston

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Eliza Lucas

Developed indigo-used to dye textilesImportant Carolina crop

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Georgia

James Oglethorpe received a charter to create a colony where English debtors (those who are unable to pay their debt) and poor people could make a fresh start.Protection from Spain